Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-04

SnOOilU2 hEu AuiiSh, "SSH w
4wore that Williams was not with him nor
did he see him on the night Arnold was
killed. There are BOW two rewards offered
for Williams, one by the Mayor Of $500 fer
his arrest ana conviction ard another by
the Governor of 5000 for his arrest alone
There are some who believe ihat Wliiiama
fears nothing from his arrest aud wiii'i the
and share the money offered for his capture
An account of the arrest will be fouad IN The
teegraphic columns of The GAZETTE
Su1cIpEoF A REsURREcTIoNIsT.- William
NJ Jensen. alas Viso NJ. ]. Ross, commit
red suicide yesterday evening in q fifteen
cent Pearl street, New York, lodging house
by shooting himself in the head. Letters
ioupd on his person show that he was driven
10 :he deed by starvation. He had had little
work since asst New Year. He was foFty
wears of age Tui5 is evidently the Nm
NJ. Jensen " no WAS notorious in Washington
for body. snatching. His career wasG ghoui
ish ooe and he was before the Washington
Police Court several times, particularly III
conn,c ion with The robbery of the body OF
Cha les Shaw from potter's field be made
little sensa;iun At one time ,alsc, by lectur'
Ing on grave robbing ut the Theatre Com
ioue, Illustrating his methods by pulling
DUMMY CORPSE up boiO ~ hHS
Stage. IL will also he remembered that
Jensen came 20 this city few years ago
with a married woman and put up at the
Braddock House. The husband of JeDsen's
iuamorata followed the couple to this city
and with two policemen visited the hotel
and proceeded to the room occupied By the
guilty pair. After considerable knocking
ard meeting with no reponse the woman's
husband reIched himself upon the back OF
one of the policemen and looking through
The t:ansom Of the door discovered his err
ring vile aad Jensen pretending to be IN
deep siumber in each others embrace. The
door was subsequently, forced, and the man
and woman compelled to dress and GO 10
the station house. An interesting trial fol
lowed. dutiog which the woman said she
had determined to have no further marital
relations with her husband, and he refusing
or failing To prosecute the matter any turth-
or. the parties were discharged. Jensen OF
late has been posing as o knight OF labor.
CITY SCHOOL BoARD.-The regular meet
ing WAS held last night, present Chairman
stuart, the Supt OF Schools and Messrs.
Aitcheson, ". F. Carne, Leadbeater, Man.
kin, Strauss and Vincent. After the read
ing of the minutes, the clerk reported that,
under the direction of the Committee on
Fiuance and Accounts, he had given the
contract for wood to G.. o. Pullman, at 81 90
cord, and that for coal to Hewes Il Aitche-
son, at So "a for stove and 81 81 for nut ;
they being the lowest bidders. Hon.
Charles +. Stuart was unanimously re-
elected chairman and Mr.. Hubert Snowden,
clerk Mr.. Leadbeater from the Committee
on Finance and Accounts reported iavora'
bly, the bill of VIM. Clagstt, janitcr, for ex
ira work, S., and as correct those of the GA
zETTE and the GAZETTE job office for
advertising and printing, all OF when
were ordered to be paid. Supt. Carne from
the Committee on Schoolhouses and turnl-
ture, reported a contract with John l..
Clarke for curtains for the Seaon, Lee,
Academy and Peabody buildings, aud the
purchase OF stove for the Academy build
ing from Thomas Hoy. Also, that some
other purchases were contemplated. he
also reported, as Superintendent. that he
had furnished all the teachers with the ne
Cessary text books. On his motion the pen
atty for absence was RENTED to Miss Chap.
man for one dsy and Miss Tancl for two,
their absence having been caused by SICK
ness, aud the Clerk was authorized to grant
second permit to Richard Edmunds. jr.,
who had been dropped for truancy. On mo-
ton of Mr.. w. F. Carne the Clerk was au-
thorized to furnish q Holmes fifth reader
to an INDECENT pupil, and on motion OF the
Superintendent S. extra was allowed MIS-.
Clements, isnitor, for extra cleaning at the
Academy building. The board then ad-
journed
POLICE REPoRT.-Last night was clear
and cool with four prisoner aud seven dodgers
at the station house.
The Mayor this morning disposed OF the
following cases:
Branch Wright. arrested, BY Officer Franks
charged with vsgrancy, was discharged.
Vim. Geary, arrested by Officer Grady for
disorderly conduct in the Mayors Office,
was feed 81.
Silas Johnson, colored, arrested by Officer
Taylor charged with interfering with prison
ers In the station house, was fined So
Dan Colbin, colored. arrested by ohcer
McCuen, charged with characterization on
the chain gang, was locked up..
The case of the young man, charged with
disorderly copduc. 10 the Third ward on
Wednesday night, was dismissed, though